It may seem like a city-destroying asteroid is just the stuff of sci-fi novels, but new research reveals that the Earth is far more vulnerable to asteroid impacts than we ever though possible. In fact, a group of scientists say that we are ten times more likely to experience a collision than was previously believed, and that avoiding a serious collision has just been a matter of dumb luck.
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Kristine Lofgren, Inhabitat
Wed, 04/23/2014 - 5:47am
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Its major objective is to launch to the space station, dock and return to Earth, replicating OFT-2's milestones with a crew on board. The mission will last nine or 10 days, a fraction of a typical ...
04/23/2024 - 5:33 am | View Link - How a nondescript lab in the North-East is helping astronauts survive in space ...and using the same kit to beat back pain and reverse ageing in patients here on Earth
The hope is that examining the age-type changes in space — which isn’t isolated to the muscles and bones (more on this later) will improve our understanding of the ageing process on Earth.
04/15/2024 - 5:07 am | View Link - 1st Boeing Starliner astronauts are ready to launch to the ISS for NASA (exclusive)
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams told Space.com and a small group of reporters at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) that they are excited for the first launch of Boeing Starliner, now set to fly to ...
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